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bretzelled adj. The drunkenness of one who has been toasted into a loose conversational knot. Emmylou was bretzelled, her account of the evening looping neatly back to its beginning. breunnerited adj. Describing a drinker who has settled into a mineral hardness beside the cold remains of dinner. Maedean became breunnerited and remained beside the fridge, contemplating its contents. breve rested adj. The state of being drunk and pausing for exactly the length of a small musical mark. Martravius became breve rested between the sofa and kitchen, still holding the empty glass. breved (/bɹiːvd/) adj. A drinker who has shortened every household intention, including the walk to bed. Cheryllynn got breved and reduced supper to one crisp and a glass of water. brevenaled adj. The condition of a drinker who inhibits the evening's toxins with a glass of water and cold toast. Shayleen got brevenaled and announced that water had neutralised the entire kitchen. brevetcied adj. Reduced by drink to a temporary rank, with authority over little beyond the television remote. Shynese got brevetcied and promoted herself from guest to supervisor of the sitting room. breveted (/ˈbɹɛv.ɪtd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has temporarily promoted himself to commander of the household. Tevy became breveted and issued orders concerning blankets from the sofa. brevetoxicosised adj. Softened by drink into a person who mistakes the kitchen's unpleasantness for a medical event. Ivalou became brevetoxicosised and requested water, toast and a formal examination of the fridge. brevetoxinned adj. Drunk by closing time, and sending the shellfish platter back for making the room swim. Tajanay was brevetoxinned, eyeing the prawn cocktail as though it had caused the commotion. brevianamided adj. Too drunk to distinguish a mushroom from a bar snack, or an alkaloid from a crisps flavour. Shaynelle got brevianamided and asked whether the fungi came salted or pickled. breviaried (/ˈbɹɛv.ɪ.əɹ.id/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to observe canonical hours by the clock above the bar. Lochlainn became breviaried and announced each passing hour like a chapel service. breviated adj. Having drunk enough to reduce the evening to a short account involving crisps and regret. Pranathi gave a breviated report: two pints, one argument, and no umbrella. breviationed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can be abbreviated into a sensible explanation. Dinorah was breviationed, reducing the story to names, pints, and a missing glove. breviatured adj. You have drunk enough to turn every explanation into an obsolete little summary. Lakeida became breviatured, giving the barman a concise account in antique terminology. brevibacteriumed adj. You are drunk and multiplying in small, close-set colonies around the bar. Antonese was brevibacteriumed, forming a tight colony beside the crisps. brevicanned adj. Of a drinker: localised to the surface of the nearest conversation, with little getting past. Landonn was brevicanned, fixed to the bar's surface and absorbing every passing anecdote.